PAIR, n. L. par Heb. to join, couple or associate.
1. Two things of a kind, similar in form, applied to the same purpose,and suited to each other or used together as a pair of gloves or stockings a pair of shoes a pair of oxen or horses.
2. Two of a sort a couple a brace as a pair of nerves a pair of doves. Luke 2 .
PAIR, To be joined in pairs to couple, as, birds pair in summer.
1. To suit to fit as a counterpart.
Ethelinda,
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
PAIR, To unite in couples as minds paired in heaven.
1. To unite as correspondent, or rather to contrast.
Glossy jet is paired with shining white.
PAIR, To impair. See Impair.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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